¹⁵ Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just^(A)—
both are detestable to the Lord.

⁵ It is not good to show partiality to the guilty,^(A)
denying an innocent person justice.^(B)

²³ These sayings also belong to the wise:^(A)
It is not good to show partiality in judgment.^(B)
24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent”^(C)—
peoples will curse him,^(D) and nations will denounce him;